THE BEST GIRL CIEL....!!

[silentends]

 [Nier went to the library today hoping to find some small picture books or something easy to read. He was hoping to bring some novels back to his younger sister later on since she liked hearing stories.  Too bad every other book he seems to find appears to look way too confusing or difficult to understand and he's even struggling to read some of it on his own. ]

Why are these words so complicated? Maybe I'll ask Weiss to consider becoming a dictionary. Oh well. 

[He sighs and immediately drops the idea. Nier places the book back onto the shelf and takes the next one only to have the same problem. It's way too wordy for him.] 

I better give up on this one too. [lbr, it looks like he's struggling too much on his own and even making a bit of a ruckus. Ciel might be able to help (TM) ]

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[septieme]

[...Hm.

She's not looking Nier's way, having withdrawn a book from the shelf to skim through its contents. A picture or two of flowers may have flashed by, but it seems like it was no good, as she puts it back where it belonged within seconds before moving to the next row.]

Being used to something doesn't necessarily make it easier. What of your sister, while you're out fighting?

[silentends]

There are these twins who look after her whenever I'm busy. My sister would write letters to me if I end up staying away from home for a long time.

[ hey, it happens. Nier can't always be there to babysit because he has other things to do. ]

Did you ever send lots of letters to someone before, Ciel?

[septieme]

It sounds like you both have supportive friends too, that's good. Do you write back to her? Maybe include some pictures too or bring back souvenirs, of the places you've been so that you can show her firsthand?

[Something like that is to be expected. Must be nice, to have someone important to go back to. These siblings are truly close, aren't they...

...]

I've done my share of travelling, but alas, I don't have a cute younger sibling to relay my journey to. That's a blessing too, you know~ [She sounds to be joking and in a good mood though, having withdrawn another hardcover book from the shelves and is currently idly skimming through it.]

God the notif apocalypse why

[silentends]

I write back to her every other day. Of course, I'd like to write to her everyday but...that might be difficult with work and everything else going on.

[ Every other day is fine right? ]

It really is a blessing and I'm thankful to have a family. What about your family, Ciel? Are you alone out here?

patpat...

[septieme]

That's still rather harsh. Are you that busy? As nice as it is to keep in touch, wouldn't it be even better, to simply spend more time together?

[she doesn't miss him not commenting on her suggestion of souvenirs, but doesn't push the topic.]

I don't have any siblings, younger or older. The church's orphanage makes me feel like a big sister plenty, though, so that's more than enough, hehe.

[silentends]

Yeah, I'm really busy. I'd like to spend more time with her believe me. It's just not that easy.

[ Oh, Ciel is an only child?]

Are you sure? You don't get lonely at all?

[septieme]

Aah, that's unlucky...

[Her shoulders deflate, but only for a moment- aha! Seems like she found something, as her eyes obviously light up as she pulls a book from the shelves.]

Mm! How about this one?

[She shows him the cover, which features a girl and a giant sunflower that grows to the clouds. The story seems to be somewhat similar to the classic "Jack and The Beanstalk", except instead of finding a giant that falls to his death, the girl befriends a flying... hippo, yes it is a big fat hippo, and they go on to adventures exploring the world. Cute... (Did he ask something? Haha,)]

[silentends]

[ Ciel is really just avoiding his questions like that man. Rip! But anyway, the giant sunflower book looks positively adorable and he smiles. ]

I think that would be great...!

[ She is too good at picking books.]

I really hope this one has a happy ending. There's nothing worse than a book that seems nice and the ending turns out miserable.

[septieme]

[What a polite boy, not digging further when it's clear a woman's keeping to her secrets...]

Then please, take this one too! Haha, thankfully the most you have to worry about with fairytales is a bit of violent karma. A lot of them started out as cautionary tales trying to teach children about morality, so villains often end up meeting grisly ends. The heroes generally get their happily ever afters, however. Seeing as you're your sister's guardian, the burden of vetting falls upon you. Just don't pick randomly to dodge unpleasant surprises, hm?

[Happily pushing the book into his hands in the meanwhile! At least he's done with what he has to do, more or less?!]

[silentends]

[Nier has some secrets he'll never share with anyone so he's not going to pry and be invasive. He has some tact. ]

Cautionary tales about morality...like how you shouldn't steal things from people or bad things will happen?

I'll do my best, Ciel. We have no idea what the future holds.

[septieme]

And if you do bad things, karma will catch up to you and deliver onto you a bad fate. Yes, things like that.

Hehe, I'm sure you will. I still need to get you the dictionary, but aside from that, do you need help with anything else?